What is the current method for procuring contracts?
The U.S. Army Installation Command (IMCOM) currently contracts for environmental services through a range of contracting offices and methods to include the Army Contracting Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the General Services Administration, Cooperative Agreements, and others. IMCOM currently does not have an established methodology or enterprise-wide vehicle for procuring environmental services. Garrisons/Installations issue contracts individually to procure the environmental services they need.
What are the reasons to change?
A detailed strategic sourcing analysis of the environmental services procured within IMCOM recommended a number of sourcing tactics to improve IMCOMs purchasing practices, such as creating national contracts and standardizing requirements definitions.
What are we doing with strategic sourcing?
The U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) is the IMCOM lead for awarding multi-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts to procure environmental services. In this capacity, USAEC coordinates with the Army Contracting Agency to develop acquisition strategies, author market research, host industry conferences, develop performance work statements, issue requests for proposals, and award contracts to qualified firms.
What do we hope to achieve by using strategic sourcing?
These contracts will enable a national suite of contractors to provide environmental services support to the Army that will ensure competition, provide best-in-class vendors, and ensure consistent pricing for similar services.
What will change by using strategic sourcing?
IMCOM will be able to consolidate similar requirements into single procurements that will save money by using the buying power of IMCOM. Also, the ID/IQs will provide contract vehicles featuring easily executed task orders and competitive pricing that will enable Garrisons/Installations to meet their requirements by pre-qualified vendors.
In general, what are the contracts for (what kinds of work)?
The current contracts supporting IMCOM constitute the full spectrum of environmental services executed within IMCOM. These services address all environmental requirements within environmental compliance, natural resources, cultural resources, NEPA documentation, remediation/cleanup, and in the future, management/professional services.